Fact 1: They are **mammals**.
Fact 2: Wombats have extremely short tails.
Fact 3: Female wombats give birth to a single child after a pregnancy of 20-22 days.
Fact 4: Baby wombats live in mothers pouch for 5-7 months.
Fact 5: To keep themselves clean they have a dust bath. They lie on their side and scoop sand over themselves.
Fact 6: Wombats are very shy animals.
Fact 7: Wombats usually rest in or near their burrows during the day and come out at night to eat.
Fact 8: Farmers consider wombats pests because they damage crops and fences.
Fact 9:Wombats grow to about 1m long.
Fact 10: They can swim. DID YOU KNOW
A female wombat's pouch opens backwards so that when mum is digging she doesn't cover her baby with sand.
Fact 1: They are **mammals**.
Fact 2: Wombats have extremely short tails.
Fact 3: Female wombats give birth to a single child after a pregnancy of 20-22 days.
Fact 4: Baby wombats live in mothers pouch for 5-7 months.
Fact 5: To keep themselves clean they have a dust bath. They lie on their side and scoop sand over themselves.
Fact 6: Wombats are very shy animals.
Fact 7: Wombats usually rest in or near their burrows during the day and come out at night to eat.
Fact 8: Farmers consider wombats pests because they damage crops and fences.
Fact 9:Wombats grow to about 1m long.
Fact 10: They can swim.
DID YOU KNOW
A female wombat's pouch opens backwards so that when mum is digging she doesn't cover her baby with sand.